%0 Journal Article %1 yonezawa_japanese_2007 %A Yonezawa, Akiyoshi %D 2007 %J Higher Education %K Asia EAST ECONOMIC EDUCATION Flagship GOVERNMENT Globalization HIGHER International JAPAN SOCIAL UNIVERSITIES \& colleges competitiveness development education policy universities %P 483--499 %R Article %T Japanese flagship universities at a crossroads %U http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=26430448&site=ehost-live %V 54 %X The increasing pace and scope of global structural change has left Japanese flagship universities at a crossroads. Reflecting upon historical trends, current policy changes and respective institutional strategies for global marketing among Japanese top research universities, the author discusses possible future directions for these institutions and how key decisions may be influenced by selected national policies. By taking a more active role in building flagship universities and making use of higher education for social and economic development, the Japanese government has already taken concrete measures to keep apace with higher education policies of neighboring Asian countries. However, in the author’s view, whether or not Japan can truly develop and maintain world-class universities ultimately depends on an overall improvement in the status of East Asian higher education. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Higher Education is the property of Springer Science & Business Media B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

@article{yonezawa_japanese_2007, abstract = {The increasing pace and scope of global structural change has left Japanese flagship universities at a crossroads. Reflecting upon historical trends, current policy changes and respective institutional strategies for global marketing among Japanese top research universities, the author discusses possible future directions for these institutions and how key decisions may be influenced by selected national policies. By taking a more active role in building flagship universities and making use of higher education for social and economic development, the Japanese government has already taken concrete measures to keep apace with higher education policies of neighboring Asian countries. However, in the author’s view, whether or not Japan can truly develop and maintain world-class universities ultimately depends on an overall improvement in the status of East Asian higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Higher Education is the property of Springer Science \& Business Media B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)}, added-at = {2018-06-19T15:20:34.000+0200}, author = {Yonezawa, Akiyoshi}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2825a786b279fed1162d98c8b268565e0/prophe}, doi = {Article}, interhash = {6af3d4376d059d7f6a40cbd994d34c83}, intrahash = {825a786b279fed1162d98c8b268565e0}, issn = {00181560}, journal = {Higher Education}, keywords = {Asia EAST ECONOMIC EDUCATION Flagship GOVERNMENT Globalization HIGHER International JAPAN SOCIAL UNIVERSITIES \& colleges competitiveness development education policy universities}, pages = {483--499}, shorttitle = {Japanese flagship universities at a crossroads}, timestamp = {2018-06-19T15:20:34.000+0200}, title = {Japanese flagship universities at a crossroads}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=26430448&site=ehost-live}, volume = 54, year = 2007 }